Designs based on these platforms have already been though the China Mobile testing process, says Spreadtrum, and should appear in commercial products as soon as this month, with about 12 vendors, mainly low cost Chinese manufacturers, expected to use the chips.
The Android team will see a key goal met as the chipset portion of the mobile ecosystem flattens this year to produce a $50 smartphone.
Product innovation cannot outpace the willingness of manufacturers to spend their way into the lower cost tiers of mobile markets. Winning share in 2012 and 2013 will require innovating on business model, not hardware features.
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